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SOME UNWRITTEN STORIES.
WHAT HAPPENED AT GETTYSBURG TO
COL. WHEELER, NOW GOV., AT
THE NATIONAL HOME.
On the morning of the first day's fight at Gettys¬ burg there was considerable firing by the artillery. The boys of the Second had much trouble in keeping out of the way of the guns of Battery B, as they were constantly changed in position to keep out of the smoke. A corporal of C Company had his head shot off in front of Battery B's guns. When a passing shell from one of the guns went by, Geo. Jenck, one of his company, took in the situation and saved Lieut. Wheeler's life by jerking him one side. After lying down behind the guns the lieutenant's attention was attracted to a line of battle approaching, when he im¬ mediately called the attention of the chief of artillery to the fact; he took his glass, surveyed the situation and gave orders to get out of there. The rout began through Gettysburg, and in going through we run the gauntlet, as the rebs had closed in on us both sides. Had not George Jenck jerked his lieutenant out of the way of Battery B's guns the rebs would have gobbled more men than they did.
STORIES OF THE BRIGADE.
A good story is told about Bull Eun by G. M. Woodward of the Second Wisconsin of the Old Iron Brigade. "At the fight," said he, "I was chased
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Object Description
| Title | Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade : unwritten stories of that famous organization |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| People | Aubery, Cullen B. |
| Author/Creator | Aubery, Cullen B.; |
| Description | The stories in this pamphlet were compiled in 1900 by Cullen Bryant Aubery, who had been a newsboy during the Civil War. Aubery rode out between pauses in the action at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, to sell newspapers about the first day of the battle to soldiers. He was attached to the Iron Brigade and was later captured and confined in Libby Prison. This unit history of the Iron Brigade gives a chronological summary of the Brigade's actions, as well as many humorous accounts of camp celebrations, camaraderie among soldiers, and tales of bravery. |
| Subcollection | Regimental Histories |
| Source | 56- 2658 |
| Source Type | regimental history; pamphlet |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1902 |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003000 |
Description
| Title | 49 |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| Regiment | 2nd Infantry; |
| State | PA; |
| Place | Gettysburg; |
| People | Wheeler, John, Col.; |
| Battle | Gettysburg, Battle of; |
| Topic | Iron Brigade; artillery; combat; |
| Source Type | regimental history; pamphlet |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | SOME UNWRITTEN STORIES. WHAT HAPPENED AT GETTYSBURG TO COL. WHEELER, NOW GOV., AT THE NATIONAL HOME. On the morning of the first day's fight at Gettys¬ burg there was considerable firing by the artillery. The boys of the Second had much trouble in keeping out of the way of the guns of Battery B, as they were constantly changed in position to keep out of the smoke. A corporal of C Company had his head shot off in front of Battery B's guns. When a passing shell from one of the guns went by, Geo. Jenck, one of his company, took in the situation and saved Lieut. Wheeler's life by jerking him one side. After lying down behind the guns the lieutenant's attention was attracted to a line of battle approaching, when he im¬ mediately called the attention of the chief of artillery to the fact; he took his glass, surveyed the situation and gave orders to get out of there. The rout began through Gettysburg, and in going through we run the gauntlet, as the rebs had closed in on us both sides. Had not George Jenck jerked his lieutenant out of the way of Battery B's guns the rebs would have gobbled more men than they did. STORIES OF THE BRIGADE. A good story is told about Bull Eun by G. M. Woodward of the Second Wisconsin of the Old Iron Brigade. "At the fight" said he, "I was chased 49 |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003032a |